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Chapter Eleven
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2025-08-04 17:49:55
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Claimed after a one night stand Contract Marriage to the Cold Billionaire Final chapter
Days passed in careful silence.Mercury went about her life with practiced calm, tending to her company and to Axel, who remained blissfully unaware of the tension threading through the adults around him. Liam, for his part, stayed distant, observing from afar. His presence was no longer as immediate as at the dinner party, but it was just as oppressive in Mercury’s periphery. She could feel him watching.Liam did not act impulsively.He never did. Except on that night four years ago. The secret he had uncovered about Axel had stirred something within him, a mixture of cold calculation and unexpected paternal curiosity but he understood the need for timing. He had began to think about that night and how Mercury had insisted she was not there to seduce him.If he rushed, Mercury would retreat further, and the truth he sought would remain locked away.Finally, after several days, he made his move.Mercury had returned from a meeting with one of her clients, her hair slightly mussed, th
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Mercury endured the rest of the evening with practiced grace.If Elena’s intention had been to rattle her, she failed spectacularly. Mercury moved through the grand hall as though she belonged there. Her chin stayed lifted, her steps measured, her expression calm. Every smile she offered was polite, controlled, and deliberate. She did not allow herself to glance back toward Elena’s last position, nor did she ask questions when she noticed the absence.Liam stayed close.Not in the way men did when they wanted to display possession or affection. There was no hand at her waist, no whispered reassurances, no unnecessary touches. Instead, he remained just behind her shoulder, a silent presence that never wavered.A shadow.When Mercury paused to speak with a venture capitalist who congratulated her on her composure, Liam stopped too. When she accepted a glass of champagne, he declined his own but remained alert, his gaze sweeping the room in steady intervals. He did not interfere. He did
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After Elena left, the room felt colder.Not because the air had changed, but because something invisible had settled over Mercury’s shoulders. She stood exactly where she was, staring at the closed door long after the sound of Elena’s heels had faded down the corridor.Her heart was still racing.Slowly, Mercury inhaled, then exhaled, forcing the tension out of her chest. She refused to let a woman from the past dictate her present. Whatever Elena had come for, whatever trap she was planning, Mercury would not allow herself to shrink.She straightened her shoulders.Running was not an option. Hiding was not an option. And proving herself was no longer about survival alone.It was about dignity.She turned back toward the mirror.The designers, who had been waiting nervously, immediately resumed their work. None of them spoke. Their movements were precise, professional, and cautious, as though they sensed the fragile balance in the room.Fabric brushed against Mercury’s skin as dresses
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Mercury turned toward the voice and, lo and behold, Liam was standing at the door.“When...?what...? I mean, what do you want? How long have you been standing there?” Cold sweat trickled down Mercury’s back.“Who is your son? I just heard you talking about a son,” Liam asked as he stalked toward her. His eyes locked onto hers, as though he could see straight into her soul.“You heard wrong!” Mercury replied, avoiding eye contact as the Ice King walked fully into her room.“Then what did I hear?” His voice was icily cold.“I was only talking to my brother’s son. He calls me mom,” Mercury said after calming herself a little.“If I find out you’re hiding something…” He smirked. “You won’t like the outcome.”Mercury shuddered. She knew he meant every word. Shaking her head to dispel her fear, she replied more calmly, “I’m very sure you had me investigated before this marriage. So don’t you trust the people working under you?”“I just hope you’re not hiding anything,” Liam said coolly. “Yo
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Mercury spent almost every day alone. Whenever she went down for breakfast, Liam had already left for the office. And when he came back, she had already retired to bed. She went downstairs today with the thought in mind that it would be like every other day. She was dressed in a very short skirt and a crop top paired with sandals and her hair was packed up loosely leaving a few strands to fall on her face. "Good morning madam, you look very good today." The butler gushed at her as she came down the stairs."Oh! Thanks, Jerome. You don't look bad either." Mercury replied with a giggle. Within the span of a week, she had managed to get close to the few people who served in the house. The butler, the cook, and the cleaner. Every other maid lived outside the mansion. Only these three live in it."Thanks, ma'am. The table has been set and the master is waiting for you." Jerome led her to the dining room and said with a smile. "The master? Do you mean Liam?" Mercury looked at the butler
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Mercury could feel the weight of Liam's eyes on her, even before the limo doors opened. The ride back from the ceremony was suffocating, the silence between them thick with unsaid words. She sat across from him, her hands clasped tightly in her lap, her mind spinning. She could still see the heated gaze Liam's mother had given her before they left the venue.She felt like a pawn in a game she never wanted to play. The diamond ring on her finger felt heavy, like a reminder of her own betrayal to herself. She had always dreamed of marrying a man she loved but, here she was. Liam hadn't said a word since the ceremony, his icy demeanor never wavering. Mercury tried to steal a glance at him, but his cold gray eyes were focused outside the window, staring blankly at the passing cityscape. She didn't even know why she expected him to be any different now. She had signed the contract, agreed to everything, and now she was bound to him."Mercury." His voice broke the silence, low and commandi
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